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Unit Study Supplement: Oregon Facts, U.S. 33rd State
How did Oregon get its name? Who lived in Oregon first? These and other questions are answered in our Oregon unit study supplement! While the origin of the word “Oregon” is unknown, its nickname of the Beaver State reflects the valuable fur trade that brought early settlers to the region. In this article you’ll learn […]
Unit Study Supplement: Rhode Island, U.S. 13th State
How did Rhode Island get its name? Who discovered Rhode Island? These and other questions are answered in our Rhode Island unit study supplement! No one really knows how Rhode Island got its name. Some think that explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano inspired the name by comparing the region to the Greek island of Rhodes while […]
Things We Learned From Homeschooling Last Year
As parents, we are constantly learning and growing, just like our children. Each homeschool year, my family experiences a number of highs and lows, and in the process, we learn new things. Looking back at last year, there are a lot of takeaways that we can carry with us into the new year. Below are […]
Homeschooling When You’re a Single Parent
Homeschooling is a choice, and one I am passionate about. I guess I didn’t realize how passionate, though, until my husband and I separated a few years ago and I had to decide whether to put my girls back in school or begin a whole new chapter: single mom homeschooling. Surprisingly–most of all to me–I never […]
Preparing Your Students For College Admissions
For both traditional and homeschooled students attending college after high school, the admissions process can be daunting. Most students apply in January or February of 12th grade, find out admissions decisions by April, and make their college choices by May 1. That means that high school seniors are already involved in this process and that […]
Ideas for Teaching Life Skills to Kids
Whether you are old school and still call it home economics (home ec) or you call it life skills, teaching your child how to care for themselves and their home should be an important part of your homeschool routine. Learning life skills early on will help your student thrive in the real world, improve their […]
Beat Burnout Blues with Gameschooling
I’ve read about homeschool burnout. Most families describe a sort of smoldering unrest and dissatisfaction with the homeschool status quo. Our homeschool burnout, unfortunately, doesn’t resemble that at all. In the past few months we’ve experienced more of a full-on combustible inferno! Once I felt the temptation to throw my children into the nearest yellow […]
2020 Homeschool Convention Itinerary
*UPDATE 4/23/2020 – More changes to the homeschool conventions have occurred due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, please see below.* *UPDATE 3/6/2020 – Time4Learning, along with the rest of the world, has been paying very close attention to the concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. Amid these concerns, we prudently have decided to withdraw from both […]
